Emergency Radiology: Page 5

Docs ordering CT scans too often for head trauma

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The majority of CT exams ordered for patients with head trauma in the emergency room of an Italian hospital did not meet the appropriate referral criteria, according to new research.

February 26, 2018

MedaPhor releases point-of-care ultrasound simulator

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

U.K. ultrasound training developer MedaPhor has released BodyWorks Eve, a female mannequin-based simulator designed to assist in the education of medical professionals practicing point-of-care ultrasound in emergency medicine and critical care.

February 20, 2018

French find no need for CT to rule out PE

By Abraham Kim

French researchers found that a set of clinical criteria was just as accurate as a protocol that included CT pulmonary angiography for ruling out pulmonary embolism (PE) in the emergency department, according to an article published in the February 13 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.

February 13, 2018

CT dose tracking highlights differences among kids in ER

By Abraham Kim

Radiation dose tracking software revealed that children who had CT scans in the emergency room (ER) of separate hospitals in Finland received considerably different radiation doses for head and cervical spine CT exams, according to a study published in Emergency Radiology.

January 3, 2018

Radiology gets set for IDoR on 8 November

By Philip Ward

Over 150 professional societies from across the globe are set to take part in the International Day of Radiology (IDoR) on 8 November. The focus is on emergency radiology, and the organizers have posted expert interviews with radiologists from Spain, France, and elsewhere.

October 1, 2017

IDoR 2017 will focus on emergency radiology

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The 2017 International Day of Radiology (IDoR) will be celebrated on 8 November and will be dedicated to emergency radiology.

September 28, 2017

BIR to mark IDoR with live webinar on emergency radiology

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The British Institute of Radiology (BIR) has scheduled a webinar to discuss the role of radiologists in the emergency department, with the event to go live on 8 November in honor of International Day of Radiology (IDoR) and World Radiography Day.

September 24, 2017

Radiology responds in wake of Barcelona attack

By Philip Ward

The medical response to the terrorist attack in Barcelona on 17 August was amazingly quick and effective, said Dr. Lluís Donoso-Bach, PhD. Life in the city is gradually returning to normal, and the European Society of Cardiology's annual congress is still going ahead on 26 August.

August 22, 2017

Case report congress heads to Vienna

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The European Society for Translational Medicine is now accepting abstracts for its European Radiology Case Reports Congress taking place in Vienna from 21 to 22 April 2018.

July 31, 2017

CT scans of car crash survivor go viral

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The dramatic CT scans of a 25-year-old woman involved in a car crash are attracting attention on the internet, according to London newspaper Metro.

July 31, 2017

French outline medical response to terrorist attacks

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

In the wake of two terrorist attacks in less than two years, French doctors have prepared and adapted the country's emergency medical response plans to terrorism, and they outlined them in an article published online on 25 July in the Lancet.

July 25, 2017

Handheld ultrasound scanner hits the trail

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Handheld-ultrasound technology developer Clarius Mobile Health is touting the use of its scanner for a novel application: patrolling trails at a mountain resort in Canada to diagnose skiing and mountain biking injuries.

June 4, 2017

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